[arch-dev-public] State of PHP 8 update

[Pierre Schmitz]

The module rebuild todo list is now available at
https://archlinux.org/todo/php-8-and-php7-module-rebuild/

On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 5:11 PM Pierre Schmitz <pierre at archlinux.de> wrote:
>
> Just another headshup:
>
> I'll push php7 and php-8 package to staging today. I'll create a
> rebuild list for all modules. Once this is done I would move them to
> [testing] and we can check the scripts we provide for PHP 8
> compatibility and update their dependency for PHP 7 if needed.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Pierre
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 5:31 PM Pierre Schmitz <pierre at archlinux.de> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > as people start asking me when to expect PHP 8 packages in our repos,
> > here is a quick update:
> > * For those who seek adventure, I'll already have version 8 in my
> > unofficial repo
> > * A lot of the libraries I tested do not work with PHP 8 yet. E.g.
> > Doctrine, Elastic-Search, ...
> > * Software that was written for PHP 5 and was never properly ported to
> > 7 will not work; e.g. FluxBB we use for our Forums
> > * Updating software to work with PHP 8 is quite easy though and I
> > expect way less issues than the back in the days when we transitioned
> > from 5 to 7
> > * A lot of developers use Arch, therefor I would like to provide PHP 8
> > as soon as possible which in turn should speed up the migration or
> > everybody
> > * I will check if we could provide php7 packages alongside version 8
> > so people can start developing for 9 but still are able to run some
> > apps with 7. PHP 7 will be supported by upstream for almost 2 years:
> > https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php
> >
> > I'll keep you updated.
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Pierre
> >
> > --
> > Pierre Schmitz, https://pierre-schmitz.com